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Hancock teachers have a new contract. The two-year deal was ratified by the union and the board of education last week. According to Hancock Superintendent Steve Patchin, teachers will get salary increases of 1.5 percent this year, and next year. There will also be a one-time bonus next December, which …

Yet another attempt by Republicans to slow down or stop Michigan’s electoral process has been thrown out of court. On Friday, Wayne County Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny rejected a request by Republicans to halt the certification of election results in Detroit and Wayne County, and order an independent accounting. In …

High School All Michigan high school sports games and practices have been suspended, in accordance with the new Epidemic Order issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Michigan High School Athletic Association Executive Director Mark Uyl released a statement last evening, saying the fall sports tournaments that …

High School Only three U.P. teams remain alive in the state high school football playoffs… • In Division Three, Marquette lost at Muskegon 47-21 Saturday. • In Division Four, Sault Ste. Marie fell to Cadillac 34-14 Friday night. • In Division Six, Negaunee eliminated Calumet 20-19 Friday night. The Miners …

High School Calumet’s football season ended with a narrow 20-19 loss to Negaunee in the Division Six district title game last night. The Kings scored on a 17-yard Paul Sturos run on their first possession of the game. They added a touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Sturos to Dean …

On this week’s Copper Country Today, Todd VanDyke talks with Kate Beer from the Western U.P. Health Department about how our spiraling COVID-19 numbers have forced changes in how authorities are dealing with the pandemic. And, on Opening Day, we get our annual deer hunt update from John Depue and …

A cache of guns and illegal drugs has been seized by investigators at a residence near Skanee. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at the home on the L’Anse Indian Reservation on Thursday. Officials say the warrant was the result of a five-month investigation. …

The COVID-19 numbers in the Western Upper Peninsula have taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Last night’s update from the Western U.P. Health Department includes a whopping 229 new positive cases confirmed across the five-county region since the last report was released late Monday. An additional 50 probable cases …

In the midst of the pandemic, Calumet Electronics Corporation is expanding. The company has purchased the historic Calumet and Hecla Bathhouse, which will be renovated, and serve as the company’s headquarters. Construction is also underway on a 35,000 square foot expansion of the company’s manufacturing facilities. That project should be …

Northern Michigan University has introduced two new scholarship programs designed to help Upper Peninsula students. Both were approved yesterday by the Board of Trustees. The Transfer UP-Winter Awards will provide up to $1,000 for transfer students who wish to enroll for the first time at NMU for the Winter 2021 …